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SPAIN's early potato area has increased by 20.6% this year,
compared with 2010. The ministry of agriculture puts the total area
at 11600 hectares, reports Ubifrance
. The area under extra-earlies has also increased, by 2.4% to
3400ha. This is estimated to produce 75700 tonnes – up 6% on last year. Domestic consumption of
potatoes fell by 7.7% last year to around one million tonnes,
reports Agroininformación.